Our family rule is that you have to wear the clothes you get given on Xmas day...

So presents are opened in PJs and dressing gowns, and then you get dressed.....

Good taste does not come into it, as issues of 'style', 'co-ordination' and so forth are not acceptable excuses for failure to wear gift items.

The only nod to common sense is that we are allowed to supplement gift items with pre-owned items if there are any 'gaps' in your outfit - which was very lucky the year I only got given a pair of pants and some socks .

I had a throughly miserable Christmas Day last year and didn't even get dressed. With hindsight I think that made me feel even more miserable so this year I'm wearing this. At just £45.00, any gravy covered sprouts that leap off my fork won't have me ringing the Christmas Samaritans.